Chic Chic Chic

Yayyy way cool, Justin Vandervolgen is playing Sydney this Saturday at GoodGod :))) going to be a really fun night, if you're in town do come along! Clickity click the flyer for tickies!


Also check out this supremo mix Justin did for us to promote the tour, it's an absolute fucking beast:

Justin Vandervolgen Picnic Oz Tour Mix 2011! by Picnic Touring & Events

And onto a few tunes - this latest Claremont 56 release by Almunia (who I know absolutely nothing about) is so so fantastic. The A-side, New Moon, is a gorgeous guitar cruiser that hits the Sunday spot perfectly, but it's this track that makes me go bendy. I guess like you'd expect from every Claremont record ever it's just way too awesome, beyond top quality. It's a really simple stripped back down-to-business slow-mo chugger - and i fucking love it. Anyone know who Almunia is?

Almunia - Travel (Instrumental) [buy]

Also here's the track I used in that little video for our Sunday parties, which is off the latest Light Sounds Dark compilation 'After The Void'. Really hip tune! And an essential release if you haven't got your hands on it yet.

Gift of Dreams - Moonwalk [buy]

Skimping on the music for now, new Delishcast next week which will be a reeeeally good one! Much lurve.

Frames (aka This Avocado)

Got some real tasty exotic morsels for this sesh that I've been looking forward to sharing for a while. First up is a cut from the freshly released Soft Rocks album sampler which is just super duper. Warning: this is only on the sampler, not the album, which is also super duper. I haven't heard a great deal more snare drum grooves hipper than this one, it absolutely pops my head off, and it just gets better in the percussion break mid-way through the track. Yeah the brief sections of vox and synth are cool but it's when shit gets tribal that this tune really shines. Brilliant!

Soft Rocks - Ah Zhaa! [buy]

Skipping over to the Middle East we get this ripping KM Editions record with wonderful Arabic flavours, again a bit left of centre. After the long mish-mash of sounds and voices to get you acclimatised you're treated to a meaty dish well worthy of a wobble in your burqa. Things travel nice and slow towards a rich groove with some horns and cosmic synths thrown in for good measure. I really love the vibe of this whole record, I hope more people in the editing world will be digging into more exotic record crates.

KM Editions - Discotheque Arabe

Another beauty here by The Natural Yogurt Band which employs the wonderful warming sound of a kalimba, totally the coolest instrument ever. Fantastic plonky keys, some saturated drums sitting over in the corner, beautiful dry flute crooning away, this song really does just sound so natural (yogurt). I feel like every time I listen to it a tree is saved somewhere. Love it.

The Natural Yogurt Band - Eastern Promise [buy]

Heading up to old Europa now - France in fact - for a tune that sounds decidedly American. Totally incredible funky number from a totally incredible and often properly weird album by 70s mystery group Human Egg. I can't really work out how the music on this record fits together but it's heaps of fun and pure quality if you dig things that are a bit unexpected. Just be careful of the power ballads.

Human Egg - Feeling On My Mind [buy]

Hope you enjoy this little excursion. I'm working on a summer tribute Delishcast which I'll probs post next week - promise it will be amazing!

Autumn Ambush

Ayyyyyy friends. So somebody apparently made a few mistakes with this year's calendar and summer is suddenly all over which is a pretty nasty surprise. We'll be doing our Sunday rooftop party for a while yet so head on up and listen to good music with us - this week is our Mardi Gras comedown party with our friends DJ Buttfuck and Slow Blow. I made this dumb video for a giggle - the track is 'Moonwalk' by Gift of Dreams, off the latest Light Sounds Dark compilation. So good!



Will probably be giving this awesome Mudd remix a spin - released on Leng last month, this Tiago record is really beautiful. Just as the title describes, it's a slow burning rave chugger that grooves really deep. As if the Claremont gang needed more praise, they're certainly earning it with this fairly recent imprint. Always a safe investment.

Tiago - The Source (Mudd's Slow Rave Mix) [buy]

Still going through the stuff that's been backed up for the past month or two, DJ Nature's remix records attracted some predictable attention from big wigs. I didn't pick up the second volume but the first is really great, albeit a bit too twisted for me to fit into the other stuff I'm playing at the moment. The big bass loop hits the vocals at a bit of an angle which creates an intriguing dissonance that sometimes distracts me too much from the groove, other times not. At least the percussion is amazing and it's easy to retreat to that backbone of the track to find a really tight vibe. Always very interested in Nature's productions and I really do dig this record.

DJ Mil'o - Afrique (DJ Nature Euro Remix) [buy]

More excessive use of looping with an entirely different effect, Magnetic Soul's edits release for Kojak is great high energy pump club disco on the A. These days I'm often turned off by super choppy editing but this is done really nicely and helps to add a bit of edginess and anticipation on the dancefloor rather than being too jerky and irritating. The slick B-side was in the last Delishcast in case you didn't check it out already. Like Leng, Kojak is totally one of the labels you can trust for quality at the moment. Perhaps not oozing with originality but super handy behind the decks.

Magnetic Soul - Blue Flame [buy]

I've got something like 18 records due on my doorstep within the next week so there should be a good burst on here very soon.

Delishcast 004

A quick heads up first - our Midnight Savari release is coming out digitally tomorrow (i think iTunes might be on Monday) with remixes by The C90s, Cosmonaut and Softwar. If you're one of those peeps who likes 0s and 1s better than wobbles in wax then hit it up! Mr. Erol Alkan has been spinning Rimshots to death which is real cool. Check out The C90s bright and bubbly funky-synth facelift of Pinisi:

Midnight Savari - Pinisi (The C90s Remix) [buy]

Now onto today's Delishcast. This one is really incoherent, literally just picked up everything sitting on top of my listening pile and played them in no particular order. Some new things I've been loving, some old favourites that have resurfaced. Sorry for the lack of flow but if it's any consolation they're all really great tunes.

Delishcast 004 / Subscribe in iTunes / RSS Feed

1. Soft Rocks - Danz Boy Danz [buy]
2. KM Editions - Amor & Satisfaction [buy]
3. Richard Sanderson - Never Let You Go (Psychemagik Edit)
4. Holger Czukay - Fragrance
5. Chicago - Life Saver
6. David Holmes - Planting the Seed
7. Magnetic Soul - Short Way [buy]
8. Mutiny - In the Pocket (Instrumental) [buy]
9. Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (Loosefit vs Peter Visti Edit) [buy]
10. Nicolas Jaar - Mi Mujer [buy]
11. Ruf Dug - Choppin Tom

Direct link to mp3

Our first Sunday party at Hunky Dory was heaps of fun - come by and hang out this weekend if you're not heading to Playground!

If you're a Melbourne cat - or thinking about becoming one - have a gander at this excellent article on RA about the Melb clubbing scene, it's a ripping good read.

Death Strobe Sunday Sesh!

Friends and lovers, get your excite on! Not so much if you're not in Sydney, although this may be a good reason to move here if you aren't. We're starting up a weekly Sunday afternoon rooftop party at Hunky Dory Social Club beginning this weekend! Ash and I, as well as the odd funky guest, will be crooning away on the decks with our summer afternoon finest. And it's free! Come groove with us from 3pm :)

Plenty of good musics sitting in the blog playlist itching to get shared. The latest Instruments of Rapture release is shit hot and surprisingly it's the B2 remix by Art of Tones that stands out as the super excellent track of the bunch. Wowsers what a bassline! Huge jacking funky disco vibes, this song is big time dangerous. Absolutely loving this record!

Evan Evans - Final (Art of Tones Disco Dub) [buy]

This second release by Begin aka James Holroyd is every bit as lovely as the first, Optical Holiday, from last year. Again it's the B2 that really does it for me on this one - a beautiful mellow number that oozes warmth. It's a few levels deeper than the other two-part track, Velocity, which is more of the fluttery uplifting afternoon Cafe Del Mar persuasion. Top record once again.

Begin - Curbcrawler [buy]

Massssssive Cerrone edit from Evil K'neil here which chugs and thumps and bitchslaps its way around the funk circut. Mental piano, thick and rich bass, disco chorus girls, shredding lead synths and big power-vox are all reasons why it's a winner. See if you can still find a copy of this, it disappeared pretty quick but you might get lucky.

Evil K'Neil - Hooked On You

Orright cya this weekend kids! xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Wasabi Tortilla

Alright the January hangover is (maybe) starting to wear off and there's been shitloads of great music piling up for the past couple of months that needs to be shared. Starting off with this record from way back in 2010, ancient times, by Norm De Plume on what I presume is a new edits label he's started up - if it's not a one off. Norm hosts the Delusions of Grandeur podcast and is clearly capable of putting together a seriously damaging record. The A-side, an instrumental edit of Stop Bajon, comes down with a universe of force and has proven to be a next-level weapon on the floor. The flip is equally colossal, a true peak time party inferno piece that's likely to blow walls down. A total no-brainer for disco DJs.

Norm De Plume - Tullio's Theme [buy]

Still recovering from Harvey's tour down here and still thoroughly enjoying the bits and pieces of amazing music I picked up from the great man during his stay. This Brothers Johnson track was a new one to me and had me all smiles when he gave it a spin up in Brisbane. Super slick and slightly erotic 80s bass action and cruisy keys in the verses, bursting brass and thumping slap in the choruses. This song is such a joy! Everything just feels right. Hurry back please Harv.

The Brothers Johnson - Streetwave

More from the Black Cow camp, another release from last year that took me ages to get. Frankly the A-side is, in my opinion, pretty much unplayable in any setting despite being kinda cool, but all is forgiven with this superbly saucy Latino party jam. Still one of the only labels doing 7"s that I'll buy for DJing, the awesomeness of the tunes far outweighs the crap inconvenient fiddliness of a 45. Still yet to spot any of the originals from the 3 records released so far, any help would be much appreciated!

Black Cow - Toni The Lefty [buy]

And hopefully the last of the stuff I picked up last year that I haven't made it around to posting yet: a superdeep tech house gem by John Selway - who produced the first Mystery Meat record under the guise Brinton McKay. To me this has a bit of a Justin Martin vibe, grooving thick and hard. This whole release, the Interplanetary Express EP, is really great. Totally recommended if you're a fan of the clubbier stuff.

John Selway - Countenance [buy]

Hope everyone this side of the globe is having a lovely summer! Everyone else - hang in there kids.

DELISH01

More rekkids to sell, more lost dollars to scramble to recoup, but most importantly MORE MUSICS TO SHARE! The first Disco Delicious record has been unleashed upon the vinylsphere, what a proud moment. I can't possibly send enough love to my Danish pal Joystick Jay for knocking up these three spectacular edits. I'm only keen to do this little imprint to release some edits that sit a bit outside of the norm and it's these ones in particular that made me want to do it in the first place. Marvellous stuff.



DELISH01 - Joystick Jay Edits by discodelicious

In case you missed it early last year here's the Fela Kuti track:

Fela Kuti - No Possible (Joystick Jay's Vulgar Distractions Edit)
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Hope you guys dig the release, there are at least two more lined up and nearly ready to go so hopefully these will be coming out for a while yet. There's a nice review on Juno which I'm very appreciative of! In the meantime there's plenty of amazing new shit sitting in my room just begging to be posted so hang tight for new tunes next week. Much love!!